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#C3AAE4 Color

#C3AAE4 is rgb(195, 170, 228) in RGB, hsl(266, 52%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3AAE4
HEX#C3AAE4
RGBrgb(195, 170, 228)
HSLhsl(266, 52%, 78%)
HSVhsv(266, 25%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.085 304.2)
LABlab(73.33% 17.68 -25.90)
LCHlch(73.33% 31.36 304.31)

What #C3AAE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C3AAE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.99Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.07Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.44Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.06Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.73Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C3AAE4 Channel Values

How #C3AAE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 170 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 52% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 25% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3AAE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3AAE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3AAE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3AAE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3AAE4
Complementary
#CBE4AA
Analogous
#AAAEE4
Analogous
#E0AAE4
Triadic
#E4C3AA
Triadic
#AAE4C3
Split comp.
#E4E0AA
Split comp.
#AEE4AA

Tints & Shades of #C3AAE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CBB5E8
#D3C1EB
#DCCDEF
#E1D4F2
#E9E0F5
#F1ECF9

Shades

#A57FD7
#8A58CA
#6D38B2
#552C8C
#3B1F61
#24123A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3AAE4.

How #C3AAE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C3AAE4
Protanopia#AFAFE4
Protanomaly#B7ADE4
Deuteranopia#B3B3E3
Deuteranomaly#B9AFE4
Tritanopia#BBB3B3
Tritanomaly#BEAFC8
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3AAE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c3aae4: #C3AAE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3AAE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3aae4': '#C3AAE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.667, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_c3aae4">#C3AAE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3AAE4"

More Purple Colors

#C3AAE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#C3AAE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3AAE4?

#C3AAE4 is a light purple — rgb(195, 170, 228) in RGB and hsl(266, 52%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #C3AAE4?

#C3AAE4 is rgb(195, 170, 228) — red 195, green 170, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3AAE4?

#C3AAE4 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3AAE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3AAE4 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3AAE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3AAE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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